The Somerset reporter., 1887-07-06
LOCAL ITEMS.
Paris Green, Bixby & Buck.

There was no tri j OF the fire depart
ment Monday evening.
Try Towards Gl,ccrine Lotion 70
,labped hands, rough skin, etc.
NJ T. Pooler aud family are at thei
summer residence, Boothbay.
Harry Hilton has been engaged Il
hoak-kccper, by +. S. Cairns.
~ and G5 ct. wool dress goods for 4
cts. per yard at ordway's.
Thursday. duly iii, is {. +. Jones of
flee day at Madison and North Anson
Mr.. and Mrs Roswell Taylor are il
town. the guests Of \. Fuller and Family
Miss Matte Foster Of Gardiner, is on
visit to Mrs. II. w. Cushing of thi
place.
our livery men were the only ones sat
i>licd with the am unit of business dom
Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Soulc, who resides on tn,
road to Malbon's Mills, has n yard full o.
the prettiest roses to be seen in town.
Mr.. Levi Young of Starks, was in tow
Yesterday He has been subscriber Il
the REPORTER and its predecessors for ,.
years.
The clothing stores join the early clos
I'M movement, for the remainder of tn,
sumner on all evenings but "Wednesday
and Saturday.
Among the young ladies in attendance
on Commencement at Colby this week
are Misses Mabel Goodwin, Mae Stew
ard and Eda X. Smith.
Mr.. F. II. Steward returned last week
from a lengthy visit at the Pacific coast
and like others is well pleased with what
he saw while away.
W. p. Bailey, received ON Sunday morn
ings freight, the finest carryall for his
own use, that was ever brought into Som.
IRE of comfort.
Mr. L. A. Cass, formerly of the Coburn
House stables, has taken the stable at l05
Water Street, and is getting together
some of the nobbicst teams to be found
in any stable on the kcnnebec.
Representative Beal of Fairfield has Il
fine strawberry patch of about onethird
of an acre from which he is now gather
ng magnificent harvest With due
amount of rain he expects to gather
about - bushels.
Mr.. William Blunt is training two
Knox colts for joel Colby Esq of Bing
ham. They are nice specimens of the IA
nous breed of horses and when their edu-
cation is completed will make valuable
family horses.
At no time this season has the ground
been in such dry condition. rs ut pres.
enl. Notwithstanding the threatening
signs of showers all about us for n week
past, no rain has fallen, and the pleasure
of carriage riding is taken away by the
thick clouds of dust that ill the air.
Mr. x Mrs. Robert Houston departed
tbs morning for Boston, from which
city they will sail tomorrow for Scot
land, their former home, on visit of
several weeks. Is has been twenty years
since they crossed the water for America,
and this is their first visit.
The rear of the drive left Moosehead
Lake, several days ago, and is moving
along toward The Forks. The drive in
both branches, is increased some mil
lions by the rise of the river ten days ago.
The crews are busily at work breaking up
the big jams here and down river. They
come hard.
Miss Nellie b. Shattuck gave a lawn
socable on Saturday evening last, at the
residence OF her parents Summer St, to
her former pupils in painting, few in
yitations to gentlemen friends being al
so added to the list that their presence
might tend to increase the pleasure Of
the evening. Refreshments were served,
We are sorry to be obliged to say that
the hoodlum element seemed to be abroad
on the streets of our village carly Mon
day morning. They not only made night
stroy property. They bent the rods OF
awnings, broke up a large gr1ndstone in
front Of the store of c. A. Ross and cut
up other equally foolish pranks.
Water street was pretty well llned with
French Canadians on Monday, after sit
nations to assist in having. The prices
to be received for labor this year, is 8 30
and $500, while an exceptionally good
man gets 500. Work was begun in
earnest yesterday, but those who got in a
portion of their crop the week previous,
we are inclined to think, were the gain
crs.
The Park Theatre Co. opened their
weeks engagement at Coburn Hall on
Monday evening last under rather I'M
favorable circumstances, having the cx-
ccssive hot weather and the Glorious
Fourth to contend against. East Lynne
was presented and TO the small audience
in attendance its production was pleas
ny. Without doubt the company is a
fine one, and playing as they do to She
popular prices, will have good houses Il c
rest of the week.
The base ball eason was informally
opened in this place, on Monday after
noon last, In game between the Stars Of
Watcrville, and a nine of hnrriedly col
lected players at home. The contest was
on the trotting park and the game wa,
arranged not so much with the eXpectau'
cy Of victory for the home team, as il
was for entertainment to those who re-
main at home over the Fourth. Oui
team contained only two of the reds who
gained snch a good record last season
while the Waterville boys were a Witty
fine looking set. The first part Of thu
game was very unsatisfactory to TIN
crowd, as Waterville took the lead, an'
maintained it until the last inning. Not
outstanding these difficulties, Skowhe
gan, as usual, played ball when it wa